Quartermasters can also fight the devils

As a result, the counterattack of the Third War Zone of the Chinese government against the attacking forces of the Japanese 13th Army in Shangrao area was unsuccessful, which forced the troops of the new 22nd Army to stay in Wenzhou, waiting for the next order from the Third War Zone Command.

Now, the New 22nd Army did not wait for the order from the Third War Zone Command of the Chinese Government, but the Japanese Kojunjiang Brigade attacked first. The New 22nd Army was very welcoming to the arrival of the Japanese Kojunjiang Brigade. After all, since being transferred from the Ninth War Zone to the Third War Zone, the New 22nd Army has not had a battle to fight. The officers and soldiers watched other troops fighting with the Japanese army every day, while they were on standby every day, and they were already tired of it.

Before, they were accompanied by officers and soldiers of the 74th Army. In the past few days, even the 74th Army started fighting. This made all the officers and soldiers of the new 22nd Army very anxious. They were looking forward to the successful counterattack of the Chinese troops in Shangrao area, and then it would be their turn to counterattack.

However, things are often like this, the more you think about something, the less likely you are to get it. The failure of the counterattack in Shangrao area also made the officers and soldiers of the New 22nd Army very depressed. At the same time, it also made the officers and soldiers of the New 22nd Army have a premonition that in this battle, the New 22nd Army might not even have a chance to fire a single shot.

Because, according to the nature of the Chinese government's Military Commission, since the battle is almost over and the first step of the counterattack has not been successful, there is no need to continue to consume the government's elite troops here, and the withdrawal of the New 22nd Army is also a foregone conclusion.

Therefore, the attack of the Japanese Army's Xiaojunjiang Brigade at this time was equivalent to a shot of stimulant to the officers and soldiers of the New 22nd Army. When the vanguard of the Xiaojunjiang Brigade reached the defense line of the New 22nd Army near Baitadi and Guoxi, they were beaten back by the excited officers and soldiers of the New 22nd Army on the defense line.

The defensive force of the New 100nd Army in Baitadi and Guoxi is none other than Zhang Wenwu's New 100th Division. Originally, Commander Huang of the New 100nd Army placed the New th Division here in preparation for a counterattack. The New th Division would serve as the vanguard of the entire army to attack the Japanese army. Unexpectedly, they are now engaging in a fight with the Japanese army in another way.

"Division Commander, good news, good news. The Japanese army's temporarily formed Xiaojunjiang Brigade is here. Haha, the 810th and 811th Regiments deployed in Baitadi and Guoxi have just repelled the vanguard attacking forces of the Xiaojunjiang Brigade." Ouyang Heng, the chief of staff of the new 100th Division, walked into the command hall of the division headquarters with a happy face and happily reported to Zhang Wenwu.

"Damn, the Xiaojunjiang Brigade is finally here. I was afraid that this Japanese army would not come. Haha, how are the troops in the front fighting this time? Don't fight too hard, it would be bad if the commander of the Xiaojunjiang Brigade, Major General Xiaojunjiang Bangxiong, is scared. Otherwise, he will run away with the troops, then we will suffer." Zhang Wenwu also breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Ouyang Heng about the battle situation with concern.

Ever since the commander of the Kojunjiang Brigade, Major General Kojunjiang Kunio, led his troops away from Lishui, the New 22nd Army has received news from the intelligence department. Everyone hopes that the offensive force of the Japanese Kojunjiang Brigade will arrive soon and must reach Wenzhou before the retreat order of the Third War Zone is issued. Otherwise, once the retreat order of the Third War Zone is issued, the battle with the Japanese troops that they have been looking forward to will be ruined.

"Um, division commander, the troops in the front couldn't hold on immediately, and we killed more than a hundred Japanese vanguard troops. However, the Xiaojunjiang Brigade has a strength of 5,000 people. These losses should not scare their brigade commander, Major General Xiaojunjiang Kunio." Ouyang Heng reported the battle record of the troops in the front with some uncertainty. He was also a little worried that the Japanese army would run away.

When Zhang Wenwu heard that the troops in front had killed more than a hundred of the vanguard of the Japanese Kojunjiang Brigade in one fell swoop, he secretly admired the officers and soldiers of his own army. The officers and soldiers in the army had been holding back for long enough, and when they took action, they also put in all their efforts to fight to the death.

"Well, tell the troops in the front not to hit the Japanese offensive forces too hard. We need to give the Japanese the illusion that they can break through our defensive positions at any time if they make an effort. Do you understand? The commander has just sent a telegram asking us to lure the Japanese Xiaojunjiang Brigade to the outskirts of Wenzhou and then completely wipe out this Japanese force. The mission of our division is to block them here for a day and then clear the way for the Japanese to pass. After the Japanese Xiaojunjiang Brigade arrives outside Wenzhou, our division will take it back and complete the encirclement of the Japanese Xiaojunjiang Brigade." Zhang Wenwu handed the telegram he had just received from Commander Huang to Ouyang Heng, and at the same time explained the combat mission assigned in the telegram.

After carefully reading the combat mission on the telegram, Ouyang Heng quickly worked out with Zhang Wenwu the specific combat methods for the new 100th Division's subordinate troops. They were quite enthusiastic about the combat mission of encircling and destroying a Japanese brigade.

At the same time, Commander-in-Chief Gu of the Third War Zone of the Chinese government also received news that the Xiaojunjiang Brigade of the 13th Army of the Japanese Army was attacking Wenzhou. Commander-in-Chief Gu was still very relieved about Wenzhou where the New 22nd Army was stationed. Not to mention that the Japanese Army sent such a temporarily formed brigade to attack Wenzhou, even if it sent an entire division of troops to attack Wenzhou, it would not be able to capture Wenzhou defended by the New 22nd Army.

You know, the combat effectiveness of the New 22nd Army is now nationally renowned, and the strongest point of the New 22nd Army is defensive operations, from Taierzhuang before the formation of the army, then to Hongcheng, Yangcheng, and then to the Xiangzao Highway during the Sui-Zao Battle, as well as the Changsha City guarding mission during the two Changsha Battles.

It can be said that as long as the New 22nd Army was defending a place, the Japanese army had never been able to successfully break through. This alone was enough to overwhelm all the troops of the entire Chinese government. In addition, the offensive capability of the New 22nd Army was also very impressive, and it had destroyed many Japanese troops before and after. This made everyone feel confident about the defense of Wenzhou.

Just now, Commander Huang of the New 22nd Army also sent a telegram, hoping that the theater command would agree to let the New 22nd Army encircle and destroy the Xiaojunjiang Brigade of the Japanese Army in Wenzhou. Faced with such an attractive military achievement, Commander Gu of the Third War Zone agreed from the bottom of his heart.

However, the New 22nd Army was temporarily transferred from the Ninth War Zone by the top government, and it was also the darling of the top government. For such a big thing, he, as the commander of the war zone, did not have the full power to make the decision. If any accident happened, or the losses of the New 22nd Army were too great, he would be scolded to death by the top government.